TOWN
OF
SURFSIDE GAZETTE MAY 2016
MESSAGE FROM THE TOWN MANAGER
Town of Surfside Receives Distinguished Budget Award Congratulations are in order for the Town of Surfside Finance Department for the recent Distinguished Budget Presentation Award they received from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). This award is the highest form of recognition in government budgeting and is a significant achievement for Finance Director Donald Nelson, CPA and his dedicated team. This award reflects the Finance Department’s commitment to our Town and their ability to meet the highest standards of governmental budgeting. The Department had to satisfy a long list of nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work! Later this month, we will be continuing our Memorial Day tradition of hosting a solemn celebration in honor of those who gave their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces. I invite you to join us on Monday, May 30 at 10 a.m. at Veterans Park, 8791 Collins Avenue, to take part in this moving ceremony. The event, coordinated by the Parks & Recreation Department, will include special guests and a great show of patriotic spirit. We hope to see you there. Surfside also showed its love for our beautiful environment on the weekend of April 16-17. More than 140 people participated in a shoreline clean-up as part of Baynanza 2016. Also, Surfside staff coordinated a dozen organizations and more than 100 volunteers at an Earth Day event that included a Educational Resource Fair, dune plantings, refreshments, music and more. The great effort and successful results reflect both the strong attraction and deep concern Surfsiders have for the Town’s beach, ocean and green spaces (see story on page 6.) We are fortunate to have such a wonderful natural environment in Surfside and even more fortunate to have residents who care enough to protect and preserve our surroundings. – Guillermo Olmedillo, Town Manager
JOIN US FOR A MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY MONDAY, MAY 30 • 10 A.M. AT VETERAN’S PARK • 8791 COLLINS AVE
SURFSIDE GAZETTE MAY 2016
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